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Veteran airman and stunt pilot Jimmy Leeward, 74, of Ocala, Fla., was among those killed while flying at a popular annual air show in Reno., Nev., Friday. Renown Regional Medical Center ...
The plane, flown by 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, spiraled out of control without warning and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. Bloodied bodies were spread across the area as people tended to the ...
In the world of airplane racing, Jimmy Leeward was as big as they came. His story was legendary: Born to parents who made a life flying and selling airplanes, Leeward “was literally raised on ...
During his life, Jimmy Leeward acquired many appellations: beloved husband, father, grandfather, businessman, aviator and movie stunt pilot. Now, people who witnessed Leeward's tragic accident at ...
Some credit the pilot, Jimmy Leeward, with preventing the crash from being far more deadly. The footage is about 39 minutes into this video. Warning: It shows bodies strewn immediately after the ...
spread through the crowd. National Transportation Safety Board officials were on the scene Saturday to determine what caused Jimmy Leeward to lose control of the plane, and they were looking at ...
The plane, piloted by 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, spiraled out of control without warning and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. Bloodied bodies were spread across the area as people tended to ...
At a board hearing in Washington, Chairwoman Deborah Hersman blamed 74-year-old pilot Jimmy Leeward for "operating at the edge of the envelope" without fully reporting and testing modifications to ...
As pilots and owners continually make faster planes, such as the highly modified Galloping Ghost piloted by Jimmy Leeward, the question becomes whether the planes' structure can withstand that ...
RENO, Nev. – Spectators and racers paid tribute Sunday to 11 people who were killed when a plane crashed into box seats at last year's Reno National Championship Air Races. A moment of silence ...
RENO, Nevada — The scene of Reno's air race crash that killed nine people reveals the violence of the plane's missile-like impact — a crater in the tarmac roughly 3 feet deep and 8 feet across ...